New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22
THE LONDON SEASON,
DINNERS - PARTIES THE STREETS = THE
QUEENS GUESTS.

affected in degree by the prevailing pol'icai
fusion in far greater degree by ohe w"nO y.
money Big houses and big parties are anNo -.
of the question for men whose income mas oeon o"N
down from 20 To so per cent eWlanuo"n0
have lost less than 20 per cent, ana "" ''a,
kner more than so per cent disappear. IL Is lne
xosbion m be hard I'D. This new stamp OF socla'
s,,periorfty was invented some yeas ago. ~ .",
been more and more widely accepted as reh'o W.
md AGRICULTURAL produce diminished III -
.,rtn now some of the richest men In England
plead poverty with every air OF snnceio ~ and
a,f the really great houses in London, one "i'D
~ only unless Arlington House be thougho al
.xcention. is open in the season In wnlch eo0re'
understands the word, and thai ls LanSuo" n0
.,o,,se Lord and Lady Rosebery arriNeo III EAo
land from India month ago, and IN Lohuoh iSe'
than a fortnight ago. They gave greaO parry
nm the night OF their coming TO town. WIEN e'ei!
thing was done in magnificent way the Ooioili'S
romiug in for their fun share OF the pehenVs VI
sbis entertainment. That is the one greao reeep
lion of the last fortnight, and now w i.oun'a
looms in the near distance. and the "m'eun'ia0
HOLIDAYS are, with Mr.. Parnens perinission, "
begin early and end late. Nothlne can oo uO'io
auring that period. There are fewer olihe'o 'n'.l
usual the dances are not few' DuO 'h'S "As INV
rery large. IN
The Park. and again yesterday, which was Draw
INC Room day. AT l o'clock Sunday The pioao
Ual,Ss which border Rotten Row on either Sue
Prom HYDE Park Corner to Albert Gate were
,rovcded with the fashion and rank OF Elelanu'
and with a multitude of sightseers VINO ha'e Ao
h,aee i'm either of these categor1es'. NO SUI
parl, this YEAR was the remark 10 DC hearu "'
luncheon from the lips Of those who had taken
mart in the parade. AS for the DRAWING hoolL
~l.o,.1 nj
yesterday il was announced beforehand as one VI
The largest known, 1900 people going 10 pay tiei
HOMAGE to the Queen, said one OF ue Official
bersonayes who ought to know. Ii lasted t"o
hours and a half, from 3 In the aiterhooh' wnen
the Queen entered the Throne Room, till nearly =,
when a stray princess or two remained 10 gree'
Tho last comers Carriages were in line before
noon the gates of buckingham Palace were opened
nt half mast instead Of because of the greatc
ness of the throng and pressure OF equipaSes OUT
hide. One lady tainted in or on the threshold Oh
the Throne Room, for accounts vary.
Altogether it was q great day, and the PROOF Oh
II TO the world in general was to be found III
piccadilly. whech was blocked from the Circus 10
AIsley House practically its whole length inns
\ saw, and 1 cannot remember that ever saw IL
before There was a double or treble line Oh car
tiages cabs, omnibuses vans and Vemcles OIL al
Kinds on each side of this broad throughare'
the five or six rows for some time almost lihinoN@
BILE. None could get in or OUT HE traihc on one
of the great arteries of London was at standsuh'
,~Cioing to see Buffalo Bill was the errand OF az
beast one-half 1t was not throng OF carriages
either to or from the Palace. III any far lazy
on her way to the Drawing Room had been In
the midst of the block her chance of approaching
the Throne that afternoon was slight indeed.
Society, as L said, and politics sometimes in
fuence each other; now more than ever, when
political passion runs high Perhaps no event has
given rise to more comment Of certain kind than
cir Gladstones dinner party the other evening
at DOLLS Hill. 1t was party Of men, and 1t In
cluded two Parnellite members Of Parliament,
Dir. 4. ID. Sullivan and Mr.. Justin MCCARTHY.
Rhy should it give rise to commentp Wen, j
pan only say that since Home Rule became burn
ing question under Mr. Parnell's leadership and
more especially since the Phenix Park murders,
the appearance of an Irish Nationalist at an Eng
fish dinner table has been a rare event. uhey
have been asked, suppose, to the Speakers Par
aiamentary dinners; some OF them; and some OF
them to very large parties; and one or two OF
them to houses where they had long had footing.
4 cannot recollect that the name Of any Parnellite
has before now figured in the list of Mr.. Gladstones
quests at dinner, or at his Thursday breakfast
parties. This time the two have given above
figured in print, and all Mr.. McCarhy's personal
popularity and literary reputation did not hinder
people Of the more conservative sort from asking
L. What will MIR. Gladstone do next ?"
The loyalty of the Briton is likely to be put to
test in various ways during this present Jubilee
wear, and the Brfton to fall back on his primeval
privilege Of grumbling at royal exactions. You
know by telegraph that Earl Spencer has con-
scented to give up Spencer House to the Crown
Prince and Princess Of Germany during their
visit and that the Marquis of Breadalbane Is TO
felinqush Harcourt House to the Swedish royal
ties at the same time. But there details.
Spencer House is one Of the great mansions OF
London. Lord and Lady Spencer are now living
there and expected 10 remain during the season.
Invited by the Queen to house twospeclfed guests
Earl Spencer madre answer that only part Of his
house in state to receive company, but
That all the habitable rooms should be at the dis
posal of the Queens son-in-law and daughter. As
Tor himself and Lady Spencer, they could easily
lind accommodation elsewhere. When Lord Bread
albane was applied 10 his answer was that the
whole of Harcourt House should be ready for the
royal Swedes, but that he and Lady Breadalbane
were proposing to spend the summer abroad.
response came from the Queen TO the efieIt that
aord and Lady Breadalbane were desired to re-
main and entertain their guests Whether they
ppey tls royal Inanoae Oh hos seeHs 10 DC AL
ppen question
There is favor in this last account which
recalls a story told Of the present Duchess OF
Edinburgh, daughter. as every good American
knows OF the late Emperor Of Russia. When the
duchess came to London, now some thirteen years
pgo. she carried herself in q style which provoked
comment. and said and did things which frst
nmazcd and then angered the English. One thing
1al{z
was the friendly relation existing between the
Prince Of Wales and some Of his future subjects
and most of all his habit Of accepting
invitations to stay with them in their houses.
I"Such thing could never occur in Russia, de-
nlared the Duchess. ."Ruh.n asked nna of her